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Review of the Hunter 27_75-84 by Jim Rice

Year built 1980  
Location of boat Monroe Harbor, Chicago  
The boat is sailed on The Great Lakes  
How the boat is used Weekends and longer  
Normal wind strength 10-15 knots  
Average size of crew 2-4  
Liveaboard? No  
Owner bought the boat in 1997  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? Yup--see below  
Gear that's been added See below  
Structural or complex improvements See below  
The boat's best features See below  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. See below  
Sailing characterisitcs This is a followup to my earlier review (see below). My wife and I took it thru a whole range of conditions: sunny, 5-10 knots wind --> no wind and motored for 2 hours --> thunderstorm and drifting with lights on and sails down --> double-reefed main, no headsail, 25-30 knots wind --> 10-15 knots wind with both sails. The boat was easy to handle, the sails ditto and we never felt like the boat was unsafe. Just to let you know she is a stout little ship.  
Motoring characterisitcs Remember the movie "The African Queen"? With the Renault R8D you can be Humphrey Bogart, your s.o. Katherine Hepburn! Puckada, puckada, puckada. Install a loop and vac. release valve in the water line to the exhaust and the rugged little diesel will just thump along.  
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